Apr 16, 2025 02:50 PM IST
Justice Gavai will take over as CJI on May 14, becoming the 52nd Chief Justice of India.
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai is set to take oath at the next Chief Justice of India on May 14. His name was recommended to the law ministry by the CJI Sanjiv Khanna. Justice Gavai is currently the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court after CJI Khanna.
Here are 5 facts on the incoming Chief Justice BR Gavai
- Born on November 24, 1960, in Amravati, Maharashtra, Justice Gavai began his legal career in 1985. He initially worked with the late Raja S Bhonsale, former Advocate General and High Court Judge, before starting independent practice at the Bombay High Court in 1987.
- Justice Gavai focused on Constitutional and Administrative Law. He represented several civic and educational bodies, including the Municipal Corporations of Nagpur and Amravati, Amravati University, and state-run corporations such as SICOM and DCVL.
- In August 1992, he was appointed Assistant Government Pleader and Additional Public Prosecutor at the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court. He later became the Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor in 2000 for the same bench.
- Justice Gavai was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court on November 14, 2003, and became a permanent Judge in 2005. He served at the High Court’s principal seat in Mumbai and benches in Nagpur, Aurangabad, and Panaji. He was elevated to the Supreme Court on May 24, 2019.
- Justice Gavai will take over as CJI on May 14, becoming the 52nd Chief Justice of India. He is scheduled to serve until his retirement on November 23, 2025.
